NPCs won't move in combat. What could cause this?

[scotty35503]

I do use Engine Bug Fixes now, though I haven't always. I remember encountering the A-Bomb bug several years ago and fixed it with a save patching .exe.

 

I do use Wrye Bash in conjunction with TES Mod Manager for installs.

 

I tried removing bloat and it didn't seem to change the combat bug. I still got a CTD when trying to rest in the Center cell, though, so it didn't seem to fix that issue either. :/

[Striker879]

Ya I started out using Oblivion Animation Fixer way back on my first guy. The current guy used Wrye Bash to fix the A-Bomb until EngineBugFixes came along. Nothing else comes to mind for me to suggest ... I wish I had a magic wand I could send you.

 

Still, seven years is a good run, and you can always use Wrye to transfer your face to a new character.

[scotty35503]

That's likely what I'll need to do.

 

If anyone comes along this thread and has any recommendations, I'm all ears. Still sure it's just a corrupted save file, though.

[Striker879]

For brief moments I've seen similar to what you have (almost as though they are conflicted with whether or not to fight). In my game I always attributed that to the particular combination of mods I have that affect combat and things related to combat (primarily NPCs Yield Refined but SM Combat Hide could potentially have a part). When I didn't see either in your load order I didn't bring it up (and for me it's a rare occurance, sometimes ending with them deciding to fight and sometimes ending in them deciding to flee ... and sometimes ending in them becoming dead).

[scotty35503]

I almost wish some expert modder would provide a "Salvage Your Save!" service where they would load your save with your load order and figure out what's wrong for a fee. But I image such a thing wouldn't be possible anyway. I just keep hoping it's a fixable thing when I'm sure it's not.

 

I don't believe I have any mods that modify combat. For all I can remember, I once did and then uninstalled it and it left behind remnants that's screwing with everything. Not sure if that would explain all the CTDs however.

[Oblivionaddicted]

Did you take a look at MessageLogger to know what makes your game crash?

Did you check if you have dirty mods?

[scotty35503]

I did check for dirty mods and used TES4Edit to clean them.

 

I've got message logger installed. This is what I've got after the most recent crash...it has a ton of the same errors:

 

https://pastebin.com/F38CNr4z

 

I actually shortened it, because the entire text wouldn't fit. The error at the bottom seems to repeat every second. So maybe that's not what even causes the crash?